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Originally Posted by Jace
and you are exactly the type of person I would never work for, one that judged my work ability by the way I looked.
I have blue hair, 3/4 inch holes in my ears, ratty jeans and always t-shirts.
the jeans I am wearing right now cost me $115, my t-shirt was $45, the plugs for my ears were $80, my hair i did myself, my shoes cost $145
what makes me different in my work ability because I chose to spend my money on clothes that fit MY style, instead of a button down and slacks?
clothes are a reflection of a person, i will agree with that...most of my clothes are fun, outgoing and spark conversation...but i guess button down long sleeve dress shirts that all look the same and are BORING are what makes a person a better worker, huh?
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I never said it had to be "long sleeve, button-down dress shirts". You're using extremes as examples to denegrate my earlier opinion.
There's plenty of acceptable latitude between dressing slovenly or wearing a tux.
Aside from owning my own company, I also work for a large credit card company call centre - that has a dress code policy. The reason they give for the dress code is employees tend to act in a more formal, professional business manner when they look the part...they command more respect. From a client's perspective - I'd be more willing to take financial advice from someone dressed appropriately than from some idiot who looks like they just crawled in from an all-night rave party.
Personally, when I'm just working around the office or studio, I dress in jeans and a sweatshirt (or similiar). But if I'm out meeting with clients or models, I always dress in business casual (or similiar).
But that's just me. Perhaps I'm just old school in the way I think.